LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03) and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-01)introduced the Safeguarding Elderly Needs for Infrastructure and Occupational Resources (SENIOR) Act, bipartisan legislation that will close the COVID-19 relief gap currently causing assisted senior-living facilities to operate at steep financial losses as they… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) released the following statement after Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer announced his decision to retire at the end of the current term:
“I’m deeply grateful to Justice Breyer for his lifetime of service to our nation. During his time at the Department of Justice, the Watergate Special Prosecution Force, and as a… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Consumer Protection Subcommittee, highlighted a new Morning Consult/Politico poll showing overwhelming support for key provisions within the Terms-of-service Labeling, Design and Readability (TLDR) Act. This bipartisan legislation, introduced by… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — The United States Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) this week announced the first round of funding from a $27.5 billion bridge formula program created by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). This is the largest bridge formula program in American history, with funding that will be distributed to states and tribal… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (D-MA-03), Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), and Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) introduced the Terms-of-service Labeling, Design and Readability (TLDR) Act, bipartisan and bicameral legislation requiring that online companies make their terms of service contracts more accessible, transparent, and understandable… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) highlighted a new report from the White House announcing a record investment to help Massachusetts’ working families afford energy costs. In total, Trahan secured $307.5 million for Massachusetts through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the historic American Rescue Plan and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, as the world enters the third year of the coronavirus pandemic, with Omicron surging and cases skyrocketing, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) partnered with Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17), and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) to reintroduce lifesaving legislation to manufacture and… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee, announced $567,400 in federal teaching health center funding for the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center. This award comes from the Department of Health and Human Services through the Affordable Care Act Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with Haverhill leaders and community partners to highlight the historic investments in bridges and water infrastructure from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The group discussed the myriad ways the package will support infrastructure priorities in Haverhill and across the Third… Read more »
LOWELL, MA – Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) joined with Lowell elected officials and community leaders to highlight the transformative support included in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act for regional transit agencies across the Commonwealth. The event focused on how agencies like the Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) will be… Read more »
